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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 8Pt. 6§ 9701 Pet Cemetery Lien Priority

§ 9701 Pet Cemetery Lien Priority

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§ 9701 Pet Cemetery Lien Priority

Key Takeaways

  • •If a pet cemetery has a loan or debt on its land, the cemetery's purpose comes first.
  • •Even if the land is sold because of unpaid debts, it must still be used as a pet cemetery.
  • •The loan or debt rules can't change or stop the land from being a pet cemetery.

Example

A pet cemetery takes out a loan to buy more land but can't pay it back.

The bank can sell the land to get its money back, but the new owner must still use it as a pet cemetery.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 9701 Pet Cemetery Lien Priority

All mortgages, deeds of trust, and other liens of any nature, hereafter contracted, placed, or incurred upon property which has been, and was at the time of the creation or placing of the lien, dedicated as a pet cemetery, or upon property which is afterwards, with the consent of the owner of any mortgage, trust deed, or lien, dedicated to pet cemetery purposes, shall not affect or defeat the dedication to pet cemetery purposes, but the mortgage, trust deed, or other lien is subject and subordinate to that dedication and any and all sales made upon foreclosure are subject and subordinate to the dedication for pet cemetery purposes. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1093, Sec. 1.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

Key Terms

dedicationforeclosurecontractpropertyliendeedmortgagecreation

Related Statutes

  • § 8351 Cemetery Lien Subordination
  • § 50776 Mortgage Lender Certification Program
  • § 51050 Agency Powers And Authority
  • § 17980 Building Violation Enforcement
  • § 18038.7 No Deficiency Judgment Rule

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 9701.
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